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Jan 30, 1995 · A Guide to Film Noir Genre. Film noir is . . . 1. A French term meaning "black film," or film of the night, inspired by the Series Noir, a line of cheap paperbacks that translated hard-boiled American crime authors and found a popular audience in France. 2. A movie which at no time misleads you into thinking there is going to be a happy ending. 3.
Jun 17, 2022 · 6. The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950) Definitive caper movie involving the planning, preparation and execution of a jewellery heist that goes wrong. Told from the criminals’ perspective in a ...
Mar 1, 2019 · The Big Sleep. Humphrey Bogart—film noir’s poster boy—took on another project where he would play a famous detective in a film based on the work of a famous crime writer. This time he plays Raymond Chandler’s infamous detective Phillip Marlowe in this story of a complex investigation. Though the mystery at the center is hard to wrap ...
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Dec 17, 2023 · IMDb Rating: 7.9/10. A great film and a genius work of screenplay adaptation, Mildred Pierce became an instant classic when it was released in 1945, largely thanks to Joan Crawford 's Oscar ...
Phone Call from a Stranger. 1952 1h 45m. 7.0 (3K) Rate. While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends. 17.
15. White Heat (1949) White Heat is part film noir, part gangster film, with James Cagney as criminal ringleader Cody Jarrett. Married to the deceitful Verna (Virginia Mayo) but totally devoted to his mother, “Ma” (Margaret Wycherly) Cody and his gang rob a mail train but the job goes awry. Cody confesses to a lesser crime in order to get a ...
